CNN —The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 11-10 to advance legislation that would create a code of ethics for Supreme Court justices. The bill advanced on party lines, with 11 Democrats voting for the bill and 10 Republicans voting against. And the Supreme Court has to be answerable to someone.”Blumenthal pushed back on the Republican arguments that Congress cannot legislate rules for the Supreme Court. However, Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee argued that the Supreme Court should be able to make its own rules. “And as we said in the press conference we did yesterday, we’ve got three branches of government, and the court can tend to this.

Source: CNN July 20, 2023 23:34 UTC